EXCLUSIVE: London-based Dogwoof has locked a series of international deals on Eternal You, a documentary about AI startups set to screen at this month’s Hot Docs Fest following a debut bow at Sundance.
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Florida born-and-bred Hasidic rapper told The Post in an interview last week.The detail is one of many unexpected distinctions between the bearded frum rhymer and the overwhelming majority of his industry counterparts. While much of the current hip-hop industry revels in the secular pursuit of fame and its trappings, the devout Jew’s music focuses on getting right with God.But despite his jarring deviation from mainstream norms, Reuven’s brand of sonic piety has gradually expanded his popularity well beyond the shul and into the streets.He has now amassed 1.7 Instagram followers, earned Billboard chart spots and shared a recording studio with Julian Marley, the son of reggae icon Bob Marley.“I think there are people out there who want something more out of music than what they get a lot of the time,” Reuven said.
“They want more meaning. I just thank God that people from all backgrounds have gravitated to my music.”Unlike most Hasidic Jews, Reuven was not raised in an especially religious home.
As a teen, he would indulge in much of the same mischief as his irreligious peers, including the occasional drink or two at a party.During one of these episodes, Reuven said someone spiked his drink with some sort of potent intoxicant — perhaps codeine — which rendered him unconscious.He said he interpreted this “near-death’ experience as an entreaty from God to live a more righteous existence before it was too late.“The realization was that I wasn’t living the right way,” he said. “I didn’t want to leave the world like that.
I wanted a purposeful, meaningful life from that point, to take care of things properly.”But it still took time for that pilot light to burst into flame. Reuven said a visit to a Chabad, or Hasidic learning
.EXCLUSIVE: London-based Dogwoof has locked a series of international deals on Eternal You, a documentary about AI startups set to screen at this month’s Hot Docs Fest following a debut bow at Sundance.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jerrod Carmichael appeared on a recent episode of “The Breakfast Club” (via Rolling Stone) and said: “I deeply regret saying anything about Dave Chappelle to the press. I want to say that I’m sorry for that.” Carmichael previously gave interviews to Esquire and GQ in which he criticized Chappelle’s legacy of making jokes about transgender people. Carmichael now noted that his frustration with Chappelle had only to do with the comedian repeatedly making jokes about the same topic and not the morality of the jokes themselves.
big mood. Nicola Coughlan, the current star of the Shonda Rhimes hit “Bridgerton,” would often cry on set from exhaustion. The reason? She was simultaneously filming the comedy series “Big Mood.”“I remember that I was so tired, I would just start crying randomly,” Coughlan, 37, told AP Entertainment on Tuesday.
A high-ranking member of an organised crime group that trafficked heroin and cocaine has been convicted after he was extradited from Portugal.
She’s a talented actress with an adoring boyfriend, a gorgeous son and a beautiful home. But there’s just one thing missing from Lucy Fallon’s life – a wedding.The Coronation Street star, 28, is mum to 14-month-old Sonny with partner Ryan Ledson, 26, who she has been dating since 2021. But Ryan still hasn’t popped the question, even though Lucy’s made no secret of her desire to marry him.
The Big Bang Theory fans want to see Micheal Keaton to play an older version of character Sheldon Cooper and now Jim Parsons has responded.The actor, who starred as the theoretical physicist on the long-running series and also serves as an executive producer and narrator for its spinoff Young Sheldon, responded to news of the fan-casting on The Tonight Show earlier this week (April 8).Host Jimmy Fallon brought up a side-by-side image of young Keaton and Iain Armitage, who plays young Sheldon in the show.“It is interesting. There’s definitely a resemblance,” Parsons agreed.
Three men have been arrested after a 'suspected cannabis farm' was uncovered in Trafford.
UPDATED with latest: At its Max streaming event in April 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed a new era is coming for Harry Potter fans. The company announced a TV series based on all seven books about the boy wizard written by J.K. Rowling. See below for the most current answers to the most important questions about the project.
Three Scotsmen who travelled to the Home Counties, dressed themselves in police uniforms and broke into a house brandishing two guns and a knife were starting long prison sentences today.
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Annika Pham Picked by Variety as one of the hottest shows at MipTV, ZDF Studios’ comedy drama “The ‘Zweiflers” about a colourful, dysfunctional yet loving Jewish family in contemporary Germany, had a rapturous reception April 7 at its world screening in Canneseries. “It was a profound experience to see how much [the Cannes] audience loved it, not only because of the way it was done but because of the subject matter,” said Aaron Altaras (“Unorthodox”), cast as Samuel, grandson of the patriarch Symcha Zweifler (Mike Burstyn), torn between his Jewish origins and his love for his British Caribbean girlfriend and mum-to-be (Saffron Coomber).
More of former TKO Group Executive Chairman Vince McMahon‘s large stake in the company is changing hands, with Endeavor and TKO agreeing to buy a combined $311.2 million of his stock.
The truth is coming — and it sounds like Ryan Scott Anderson can’t wait.
There has been three days of chaos on the M60; with a woman left seriously injured in a major collision, a road sweeper tipping over onto its side closing the motorway for hours and a taxi erupting into flames on a slip road.
Coronation Street fans wanted answers as they spotted a major change in the Rovers Return. The iconic boozer has seen the best and worst of the street over the years and recently faced a period of closure after landlady Jenny Connor was forced to sell up.
Could Bette Midler be heading to reality TV?!
Viewers tuned into BBC's Gladiators on Saturday to get their final fix of the revived game show. Saturday's show saw the finalists - Finlay Anderson and Wesley Male, and Marie-Louise Nicholson and Bronte Jones - take on the Gladiators in a bid to be crowned the 2024 champions.
An e-bike has burst into flames outside Buckinham Palace as passers-by looked on in horror. An online video circulating online captured the moment it exploded outside the Royal residence.
The mysterious Becky with the Good Hair has entered the chat again with the release of Beyonce‘s new album Cowboy Carter.